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Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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I know it's not easy to find good child actors, but getting an adult to feign such a young girl's voice rarely (if ever) works, so it's not a good alternative. And -- no surprises -- it's not working here.

The animation from that trailer also didn't look particularly impressive.

Welp, at the least, the manga will continue to delight and this adaptation can be safely ignored.

Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Mar 18, 2022

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Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Out of the top of my head, I only seem to remember two anime adaptations that had good VAs for children characters: Barakamon and Usagi Drop. There's likely more, but I don't watch that many shows.

All that to say when one of your story's main character is meant to be a really young child, picking the right VA makes a world of difference, otherwise it's just "hello fellow kids" with a very high pitched voice.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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How utterly shallow...

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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You can see by Melinda's occasional faces that she doesn't seem much different from her affable husband.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Shueisha link to new chapter (67.2)

Best joke: neither of them wanting to remove the disguise Twilight prepared for them

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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It's like a modern take on Edvard Munch's The Scream.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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I suggested Oddtaxi once to someone I know. They floored me with a similar reply.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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"No uggos here, just pieces of crap!"

Next chapter, Yor takes down a whole bus with a kick.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Can't believe Damian actually tried to be legit altruistic instead of doing the rich dude's thing of "gently caress you got mine". Color me surprised.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Yuri is a gestapo agent. I don't know what else to say about the guy. There's no shades of grey there.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Yor using the speed force like the bloody Flash was just :allears:

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Is there a new chapter? Or what is that spoiler for specifically?

Edit: oh, got it, it's still discussion from the previous one. Duh.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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What's happening in those last panels? Mind control?

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Captain Invictus posted:

the great twilight...defeated...

Some say he's lost his edge.

Should still hug his wife ASAP.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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I'm glad Nightfall is not seriously injured. poo poo looked crazy (and dangerous for her) last chapter.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Link from official site

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Carlosologist posted:

More Handler please

:yeah:

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Wow, a whole Yuri chapter. Thank god for Chloe. And she's right, it is exhausting dealing with this guy.

Love the hypocritical spiel: "all because abusing people is the only thing that brings any satisfaction to you worthless trash". You don't say! :thunk:

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Love the grandparents and there's a bunch of amazing Anya scenes in this one. Great chapter.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1019876

Also, love that Yor isn't entirely sure and just goes "I probably didn't do it". Lady, maybe you should learn to quit while you're ahead?

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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panko posted:

she probably had it made for peanuts

I don't think peanuts are that valuable a currency for a tailor, but I may be wrong.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Twilight will never stop second guessing himself with regrets when it comes to his mission. :allears:

That confession at the end truly was unexpected.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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MGS_Punished_Anya.png

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Now this is how you make a side chapter for any story! What a beautiful chapter, full of great moments for these minor characters. There's so much packed in such a short amount of pages.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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If those two aren't allowed to get together now and recoup as much as they can of their lost time apart, I'll be very cross. You hear me, Endo??

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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The new chapter

That was a rollercoaster. :stare:

And we also apparently get the origin for the monocle: partial blindness due to police bat in the eye

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Ytlaya posted:

I'm sorry, but it's just Too Much. Those are the rules. If you have a problem with them, you can ask God.

I have asked God and have been told that exactly two more chapters will be the perfect length. I trust this judgement as should all of you.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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doomrider7 posted:

I don't disagree, but what I'm saying is that it should have been telegraphed more/better since it was completely abrupt and we the viewer have nothing to go on that he's that badly banged up since he seems fine. Like a few pages showing progression of his injuries taking a toll or something.

Him visibly wobbling around. Him constantly using the well being of others around him as a distraction for his own condition. Him being desperate for any sort of human connection. Those are common signs that certain people do when they know they are in really bad shape/dying. More telegraphed than that and I'd say it would be detrimental to the story.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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ImpAtom posted:

Did people just erase the Loyd backstory stuff from their mind?

That was two chapters, whereas this one is going to reach a fifth one for its ending, and while I'm fine with it, I understand why some may think it's been a bit too much.

Speaking of, the most depressing thing about the Twilight backstory was when he woke up and immediately described the house as not his. That was a kick in the shin coming out of that depressing flashback, only to learn that even in the present he's not in a good place emotionally as he's completely dissociated from everything around him.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Uh, I guess I misremembered. Still, length is a concern for some people, is what I was getting at.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Today was a good day, tomorrow has to be good, too.

Any chapter focusing on a side character is always great on matter who it is -- it's bloody amazing.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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That sudden glance at what appears to be one of the butlers, or what appears to be a revelation he got. It's pretty worrying, whatever that was.

But, otherwise, just your normal family dinner.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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PringleCreamEgg posted:

This was also legitimately my interpretation of the chapter, though I’m not as convinced about the mind reading thing. Donovan might have just seen some poo poo and have a thousand yard stare because of it. Also we see his eyes squint but I think that’s because he was smiling, we just didn’t see below the bridge of his nose.

He has stitches all across his scalp from some surgery. The ending panel in this chapter made sure to put those on focus for a reason, I imagine.

Could be a red herring, but the pieces are lining up toward some sort of mind reading power, limited or not.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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S.T.W.

And abandoning Anya, ASAP, obviously. She's already lost the war of friendship schemes.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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RC Cola posted:

ok I'm caught up on the anime.

Jesus H Christ! How many hours of the last 72 have you binged on this anime? S1 alone is 25 episodes, then there's 12 more after! Glad you had fun, at least.

P.S: there's a movie, too, but it's an original story not originating from the manga.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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You were expecting an alien

but it was me, Dio!

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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Other than the twist, this chapter was just full of amazing faces. This series always do them brilliantly, but this one was something else.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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"For real?"

Indeed, Anya, indeed.

Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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They... they're among us!

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Saoshyant
Oct 26, 2010

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D--do it, Loid! I don't like the way he's looking at me!

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